LG Q8 (2017)

  • Released 2017, August
    146g, 8mm thickness
    Android 7.0
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.2"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 820
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Ion

LG Q8 (2017) - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, July
Status Available. Released 2017, August
Body Dimensions 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches, 74.8 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 1.8 inches
Always-on display
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", Laser AF, 3-axis OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 10mm, 1/4", no AF
Features Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/48kHz stereo sound rec.
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/1.9, 1/5", 1.12�m
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 32-bit/192kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio recording
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
Misc Colors Titan
Price About 200 EUR

LG Q8 (2017) - User Reviews

  • Why this Q8 is not the real one? Why it got replaced by the SD450 version?

  • this LG V34 isai beat in Japan

  • Average 3h with Opera/Waze etc. A 1080p screen would have been better.

  • From where can I buy this phone man

  • Hello! Please tell me about screen on time of LG Q8. Same with V20 ?

  • Hello!!! Can anyone tell me in which 4g lte bands it works? I couldn't find them anywhere. Thanks!!!

  • It was £318 for a few days. I bought mine from Italy (335€+shipping)

  • Thank you for posting that. I noticed it is on sale at £499.99 in UK and €499.99 on Amazon in Germany. GSMArena stated the price as €340. A friend had the LG G5 and the camera was impressive! He could take extreme wide angles! Pictures look pin sharp!

  • Finally!!! This phone is now available on preorder on amazon.co.uk

  • So that immediately makes it far worse than the V20? The s8 has a non-removable battery and is it garbage? The Q8 is everything the V20 is missing in terms of Hardware and Software Faults, including the bootloop issue.

  • If this doesn't bootloop like the v20 it seems like a decent deal.

  • Why don't they sell it world over not a few country no meaning saying what's wrong with it if u can't buy it

  • It's much worsen than V20 because it has non-removable battery.

  • So LG has snubbed the UK with this phone and gave us the crappy Q6. Lets wait and see what phones from LG the UK wont be getting in 2018. No wonder you dont sell as many phones as your competitors!

  • If it had less screen resolusion, lets say by 30% lower, (this high dencity is not needed) it would be more power efficient.... would be a times bettre phone.

  • SD 430 is okay. Just 1 Adreno behind SD 625. (505 vs 506)

  • So LG lol Hi end is good, Mid range having low end SoC sd430/435

  • Any Idea When would this be available in India!!!

  • No, my mistake it is back in Amazon italy for 600 eur.

  • Battery life is extremely short on this. Around 5-6 hours on 80-100% screen. disappointing. And Amazon Italy dropped this phone from the store.

  • I don't like the LG V25 (Q8) It's got same features as the V20 but price is much higher.

  • Is this phone gonna be available in the philippines??

  • Following up on Q8. great experience so far, but the software is lacking Mini-view for some reason. this should really be added.

  • Got this. very solid device. but ofcourse 600 euro price does not make any sense whatsoever.

  • to sell this u had to go bezelless and oled. I give 2 months and price will drop by half. :D

  • It's totally similar to LG V20, Just the display size, and battery is shorter.. What's new in it ?

  • this is mini v20 why the price is high lg v20 now avaliable in 350$ and q8 is 600??

  • price is too high 600 euro???

  • You got the clone one...that is what you get if buy from imitations.

  • what the F***? why is it so expensive?

  • It's all about the quad dac. The v20 has the best audio on any smartphone bar none but is a beast sizewise. Great decision to downsize it. One question? Would the Q8 on amazon.it right now work on UK networks out of the box?

  • This phone is like cannibalism to V20 unlike the Q6 to G6 which tend to be the lite version. Just bring the water resistant V20 that only available in Japan rather than making this cannibal phone with sealed battery and smaller screen and smaller storage.

  • Well it’s a small version of v20. This design was popular 4-5 yrs ago such as hisense x1, u980, hp slate 6 voicetab, blackberry z10. So why lg copied from old phone?

  • iv been so tempted to order this from Amazon.it but wondered where i stood if anything was faulty. I will definatly buy this phone if it comes to the uk but im not going to import it. Failing that i will sit tight and wait to see if they get it right with the G7. Why the Q8 is only in italy and not available all across Europe is a baffler to me, i mean if they want to sell this phone then release it to more markets.

  • I used the G5 and had issues with the power button which stop working while the fingerscanner was ok. Now i bought Q8 hoping to still have an IR enabled phone like the G5 was , but instead two days after buying the Q8, the finger Print scanner has stopped working and doesn't even appear under Settings->Privacy anymore. Crappy move from LG and I need this fixed or my money back. I got the phone from Amazon.it.

  • Be patient.

  • I do hope it is released in the Philippines. I want one! But no updates yet. It's already October!!!

  • Does anyone know whats happened to the UK launch of this phone. Is it still happening and if so when? There has been no info on this phone since august.

  • I totally agree with you, So I am waiting for this model. It is much cheaper than V20 or G6 in Korea. So I am expecting it is same in US also. If this model would be like that, it is gonna perfect. cheaper price with high quality, water proof, lite and good fit for hand, but not too small.

  • Your all missing the point with this phone. its the only phone thats under 150g in weight (150g is max for not feeling heavy imo), water proof, infrared port, radio, ultrawide angle camera and micro sd slot. These things on their own may not be the best but collectively its the only phone that has them. Thats why i want it, but LG dont want to sell many because they only released it in italy and india. Its kinda like a swiss army knife of phones, making it a more versatile thing to own and use. Just my view on things while everyones chasing Super Retina displays lol

  • I guess ot's for the people who cant afford the G6

  • why would anybody buy this crap. lg g6 has much better specs and better looking and i think q8 will launch at higher price than g6

  • It's available on Amazon.it.

  • Exactly, monstrous bezel! This phone is supposed to come with 90%screen ratio but then that would make the phone price too high so they decided to put a conventional screen.... May be LG would give it a bang for the buck phone.....

  • Make hurry an review plzz.!

  • Me too

  • wish this phone would hurry up and come out in the UK. I can find no new information about this. Anyone heard anything? and no i dont want the V30 V20 Q6 or the G6. This phone is very unique imo.

  • Sure

  • This makes you wonder why LG are still in business.

  • Does this phone supports OTG?? Pls advise

  • Could this phone be released in philippines??

  • Budget version of the G6.

  • Monstrous bezels...

  • Plz launch q8 here in India with 30-32k price tag and promotes it..it will be an instant hit!

  • Really, LG, really? 69% screen-to-body ratio? What for? Is it a thing again? Is it cool? People like it? Will admire it? Gosh...

  • it reminds me the Blackberry Z10

  • Price higher than Mount Everest but specs crappy as low as beach on dead sea

  • We criticize you always to help you shape up so well for the market, Please do what we want for us. The thick bezels is passing away.

  • You should have done away with the monster bezels and do 5'5 or even the 5'7 so the Body size will be smaller while the screen size is big like the V20. Please we hate the monster bezels, pls!!!

  • Really wanted it but no way with that price

  • Very expensive why? In fact over priced.

  • Just look at those chins and dazzles oh god, noo, stop... for fu*** sake LG... I loved you before, but you are doing some questionable bu**** lately. . . Get the G4 and put better specs and you will still have an amazing phone.. not this!

  • This just looks like a redesigned unsold stock of LG V20 and rename it LG Q8. lol.

  • overpriced for nothing lg is paddle to survive gives you a phone with a chipset for more 1 years ago with overpriced

  • the behind its very ugly so ugly camera

  • Is it dual sim ??

  • bullshit its not discernable with naked eye

  • Agree. LG always have a way to disappointed customers. Inc non removable battery. V20 problem is despite military grade, camera is easily to crack

  • When its available in india?

  • The Q8 has always been planned to be a V20 mini.

  • I, personally, can't even look at 1080p screens anymore, they have huge pixels after using QHD.

  • In Japan, they had an LG V20S instead of the usual V20, which came with a 5,2 inch screen. This might be the same one.

  • What happened to Full Vision display? What with the extra bezel on Q8? Look very decent on Q6 and suddenly this monster bezel Q8 comes out.

  • you can say its a LG V20 mini the same look with 2 screen ..

  • must have 1920*1080 display no need 2k also a battery with 3500 or 3600 its good

  • This is a bizarre phone. It has a smaller display than the Q6, which appeals to me because I like smaller phones, but they defeat the purpose by making it both taller and wider than the 5.5 inch Q6!!??

  • Long time no news. I wonder when is this coming out

  • The absence of ir blaster was a let down in g6. Few sales people says ir is finished. But no. Ir is a very good function u get in a mobile. That's why most people prefer to buy Xiaomi phones. They are very good in Indian market. A complete solution for almost all. I think this is a good move from LG. Cheers !!!!!

  • Is this coming to Norway?

  • Love this phone.if i need to replace my htc 10 now, this phone can fullfill my requirement..

  • Anyone know when a UK release of this will be?

  • LG would be more competitive if it adopted a 'model' and stuck to ir That this phone is a "mini' V20 only to change the important criteria of NON removable battery Samsung has moved from user replaceable batteries to non which may be by-product of the edge and non edge design As for the price falling, you use this site to gain knowledge to pick the best phone possiblex you don't buy to sell and then complain that the pride is falling That apple IPhones retain their value is due to some who would rather buy a 2 year old used iPhone is the modern day tulip phenomena I don't like big phones and remember when the 7 inch Galaxy Tab was released, we are now on 6 inch phones but with bezels' getting smaller nit a big I am trying to move from Windows back to Android so have to check every phone, they almost always come with non removable batteries, I may have to bite the bullet and invest in the V20 but I simply love the V8 from the moment I saw it ( then last item BATTERY wtf)

  • If u want to sell ur phone then go for apple. I am a samsung user, samsung phones are hard to repair due to guled glass panels and display etc and repair cost is also too high. Phones like v20 are easly to repair and repair cost is also very less in comparison. I heard that 1 time replacement is free with lg.

  • If you like lag too much stay with Samsung.

  • for this phone specs, lg should've been use FullVisionDisplay , but present looks crap & lg phones price tag stay high, so only slowly falling.

  • S u r true. LG cannot beat Samsung. But U cannot predict on present situation. For ex: Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo they all have spaces. And now they all are popular. Just a minute minus is they are not water resistant. Performance wise they all are on par with Samsung.

  • LG can never compete with Samsung, this mobile brand has their own market and although interesting technology embedded nevertheless it is just difficult to raise the brand. My last two mobile phone were LG, as I tried to trade my last two, which was V20 and G6, prices drop so much and a lot of shop said that it takes a long time to sell the second hand although in a pristine condition. Reason? more people interested with Samsung. As other LG's white goods products, I have no doubt for the quality and it last but for mobile phone, well, I guess I have to stay with Samsung.

  • Rumored price for V30 is 700 euros. And yes, its lower than G6s price when it was released.

  • They did recycled the phone and renamed it to sound new.

  • This is the recycled LG V34 isai Beat from 2016 when it was only released in Japan.

  • Probably 480€, so badly priced. Then Lg wonders why their mobile division is having losses. It's 80€ more expensive than their February flagship. Guess then that the V30 will cost approx 1000€ The perfect price was 350€ :(

  • Software wise LG phones are good. But not satisfied with the clarity of front cam and battery. And poor service after sales.

  • One plus 5 or q8

  • Really looking forward to this one

  • Only one color, "Titan?" Come on, please.

  • Recalling that this device is the same V34, announced in Japan in October 2016, as it was reported here in the GSMArena.

  • The LG is only slightly reliable with the G and V series. The rest, you can forget!

  • Release it sooner in the philippines. I will buy a new phone and this phone i want

  • Please bring this to the US!!!!

  • not htc but bb :) btw lg is good

  • No dual sim?

  • it has infrared port with a widescreen camera, weighs less than 150g with a half decent battery and 5.2" screen. That ticks alot of box's for me think il be preordering when i can.

  • Non-removable battery, we lost LG too... :( It seems I will not upgrade anytime soon.

  • Is it come with the removable battery?

  • Sorry but this looks certifiably ugly even compared to non-bezelless phones. Feels like 2010 all over again.

  • Please review this GSMarena!

  • lg v20 has a bigger removable battery. difference seems to be q8 is water resistant.

  • It doesn't need a huge battery ! The battery is the same as the s7

  • As per spec it has IR blaster, does it support Qremote?

  • If this will be stronger like v20 .i will buy this.

  • Lg copied the design from old htc desire

  • The design looks like it comes from 2013. I remembered hisense and blackberry z10 were using this design

  • This is a flagship phone right? If its a little cheaper than the g6 i will buy Q8

  • LOL, reading books?

  • Outdated stats and ugly design makes this one failuer

  • Cheap? It's actually really expensive. You can find better deals

  • I can't wait to have this phone i hope it will be release soon in the philippines. I will buy it

  • As you guys probably know, this model is also marketed under the names V20 mini and V34. Was curious about the cost. One website was selling the V20 mini, for the super low price of 695 USD. Cheap!

  • Xiaomi????

  • This will be my next beautiful phone, since it has all the features of LG G5 plus water and dust resistance. I am bound to buy it because merely of the IR blaster.

  • That'd fail big time here in the US since a new unlocked V20 is just $400

  • Is this phone a good choice considering LG Android update cycle?

  • As long as I can get a full day on a charge, I like this. The 820 is a great chip. Even with the 835 out, this will be no slouch. Price must be commensurate with the specs, however. My galaxy s7 edge is still blazing fast, but doesn't have the high end audio. My Axon 7 has the audio and is a great, fast handset, but has occasionally been hiccupping so you've got to do a soft reset. Yes, I like the Q8.

  • it's Wil cost less than 200 dollars for the competition with xiaomi

  • Wow, smaller V20, almost every thing is same except the size. It is good to keep the amazing specs especially the recording ability in the audio that is best on the mobile market and quality sound in video recording too.That is what I love most. Then the likes of IR blaster, NFC, radio, otg etc. Only one thing I would have wished they changed is the design and the thick top and bottom bezels that adds up to the dimension of the length of the phone.

  • I bet it's gonna cost at least $459.

  • that's basically the v34 isai beat (v20 pro), a formerly japan-only model. welcome to europe! no b20/lte800, though...?

  • I get 6 to 7 hours SoT with my G6 which is bloody brilliant, no battery life issues...

  • if they pricing this phone more than 300 or 400$ us be sure the price will down very fast just like LG G5,V20,G6

  • everything is as same as the specifications of lg last year phones u can find lg v20 with 280$ us the REAL phone cost must be under 280$ even they used camera of lg X CAM WITH MORE OPTIONS

  • This use to be Lg v34 for japan......q8 for international version

  • This seems like a global version of V34 (only for japan). Finally LG heard the desires of the costumers. Well done LG!

  • Gsmarena, could you please write an article about, why LG left Baltic market? My last 4 phones was LG,I loved them, Iwas waiting for LG G6 in Latvia,but they left market.

  • Because the 820 is way better, why would you want a bad chipset?

  • Lg dont need huge battery for the same poor battery life they have been showing

  • give my money back- lg g4 bootloop and ghostscreen....-

  • IM STILL WONDER why lg didnt use SD435 chipset for this phone because this chipset is favorite chipset of LG CEO

  • Height 149mm LG why would you add secondary useless screen to this phone? This would have been perfect phone without it This is supposed to be compact phone but it does not have compact size...

  • sencondry display + 2k resolution + huge number of ppi in screen (564PPI) NEED HUGE BATTERY NOT 3000Mah or 3200Mah

  • Why did they letter Q8 on V 20 guys?

  • THIS IS LG G5 with IP67, SECONDRY DISPLAY & 200Mah more battery LG V20 IS THE SAME OF Q8 JUST WITH 5.7 display & 200Mah more battery than Q8 ALL OF THEM HAVE DISASTER BATTERY you can find LG G5 with 190$ or even lower i dont now what the cost of Q8 have been!

  • I'm not gonna buy a bootlooping certified phone no never. Please stop haunting me.

  • I don't want to look like a hater, but this looks kinda ugly. What they should have made is to make smaller bezels, and put a 5.4 inch display. The other specs is OK.

  • This was unexpected.

  • It still have IR blaster and FM radio! I hope I will find those features in G7.

  • Finally, a LG worth "writing home about".

  • the battery must at least be between 3500_3800mah with this display